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Altered Lipid Metabolism in Brain Injury and Disorders

Rao Muralikrishna Adibhatla1,2,3,4 and J. F. Hatcher1 Author information ► Copyright and License information ►  Abstract Deregulated lipid metabolism may be of particular importance for CNS injuries and disorders, as this organ has the highest lipid concentration next to adipose tissue. Atherosclerosis (a risk factor for ischemic stroke) results from accumulation of LDL-derived lipids inContinue reading “Altered Lipid Metabolism in Brain Injury and Disorders”

Branched-chain amino acids supplementation for resistance exercise-based muscle damage

Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) supplementation has been considered an interesting nutritional strategy to improve skeletal muscle protein turnover in several conditions. There is evidence that resistance exercise (RE)-derived biochemical markers of muscle soreness (creatine kinase (CK), aldolase, myoglobin), soreness, and functional strength may be modulated by BCAA supplementation to favor muscle adaptation. However, few studiesContinue reading “Branched-chain amino acids supplementation for resistance exercise-based muscle damage”